The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1887-06-09

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the room cheerful Every day ortwo Doctor
Harry called; but his tonics seemed q no
avail except u eife Aunt Penniman =
good appetite and keep up her spirits, "a.
Meanwhile the bills, the bills The milk
man, the meat n,sh, the ice man, the grocer,
oil regan, though very respectfully, to ask
for their money Mother looked anxious,
Jean lay awake nights, and Laura poor,
pretty, innocent Laura, began to have head
aches from staying in close room so much
And taxes were coming duel
Every DAY jean went TO, the post-oniee,
rain or shine hoping, TO find q letter Tor
Aunt renniman from some banker or
broker. She had not received letter OF
any kind since she came among us, and we
began 10 wonder whether those unknown
Penniman relations had not managed TO get
all her property away from her before she
left them,
II would write 10 them, . said 10 Jean in
one Of her hours of despair.
Aud then Doctor Harry gave us new
sensations He said there was, absolutely
nothing at all the matter with Aunt Penni-
man, and there was danger OF her bopominR
bed.ridden and fixture for life II some
thing was not done to rouse her She was
in fact as well able as any of us TO come
downstairs that very minute,
Some of mothers old resolution came
back to her at this, and showed itself by
sparkle in her quiet eyes
sSho shall come down tomorrow she
said; with determination. We girls Won
dered how she would manage it, But the
next morning after helping me prepare M
extra delicious breakfast, she went 0riskly
into A1rt fenniman's room. with clean
cambria wrapper over her arm,
"Comc, aunt she said, in bright voice.
''rm going to help you dress, and get you
down stairs TO breakfast Your wrens are
singing like Wild IN the bush by the dining
room windew, and 1t is lovely day. The
roses have blossomed, too. Mercy How
| forlorn and close this room is You shan't
be kept here another dayl How surprised
the girls will be when you step into the
room as smart as everW
And MEANWHILE she was helping the old
| lady out Of bed and putting on her stock
ings and slippers. We girls were indeed
| surprised when Aunt Penniman, clean and
smiling made her appearance ut tho
brealtfast-table, and from that time she was
| as well as ever,
But now ii was almost July, Were those
monthly lnstallments and those dividends
never comingl
'Who manages yonr property for you,
/ Aunt Pennimanln asked boldly one even
ing,
.sThe Penniman boys. Tricky fellows,
those Pennimansl'' she replied, keen,
alert look springing into her eyes.
'.But suppose they send You your funds
regulariyln
iohl they always do some time or other
| 1 have all / need, y she answered, restlessly.
"What are their, names,r inquired Jean
tRobert and James, she said. 'They
both had curly heads when they were little
they were pretty boysin
The next day new bill came in from the
grocer, and the milkman told jean he should
stop the milk at the end Of the week, II not
paid. Aunt Peuniman owed us now over
two hundred dollars. Jean told her as
delicately as she could, how were situated,
and asked if she might write to the Penni-
mans for her to hasten them q little,
n guess wouldn't to-day said the old
, lady, looking Uneasy.
So Jean waited one moro day, and then,
, with no more words about it, wrote to
Robert Penniman. She explained to hin
! how we were placed, and the terms on which
we had taken Aunt Penniman 10 board
, She asked him to forward whatever sums
, were due from her property, and also men
toned her long illness and the Doctors bill
This was on Wednesday, and we thought
we might expect u reply on Friday
, Friday was d rainy day, and Laura wen
! TO the post-ohice / remember how prett
she looked as she started, with the hoou
her gossamer pulled over her head, an
CARVING the big umbrella which Jean hai
lust mended After she had gone we SET
I tied down TO our different employments
! scarcely noticing ut first when the storr
: Increased and the rain came in torrents
4 II hope Laura will stop at some friend
house till the worst Of il is over sal
r mother, CHANGING at the clock
uShe will no doubt l repliedi but eve
as spoke, looking down the road saw tw
q figures struggling along under big IN
), brella. Could one OF them be Laurai The
!, came nearer and nearer, driven by IN
j wind and beaten by the sheets OF rain
4 saw the patch on the umbrella before
q could see the faces under 1t, and ran
: open the front door. Up tho steps the
4 came. laughing and undaunted, Laura an
. a Young man who was an entire strange
N though he shook hands so cordially that
70 seemed at once to become friend.
~ am James Penniman,n he said, as b
/ shut the umbrella and came in. II hay
= ! .-...' f,.a,, dan a Ia sne aunt Retty
ID come from Iroslueuoo " 80 s,,,aS 49,, r.
sne hearu ms Noioo, a-u 's''' w. ~
lie her cnair 10 welconiu nm, -, .ho a
T. N.Y. Sllhniio -a "a % 800 a,
one in my life Have you come to take
n. homer
- .Not such rainy day as this, Au
~ Bettyl' he said, laughing
~ 1t appeared that he had come on the ear
=, AFTERNOON train, and had gone TO the POI
ld office to inquire where Mrs. roilo'y ~
". Just as Laura came IN 10 ASK iol ietvs
nd So, OF course, she became MS guluv' anu
ut. the wind had turned the uinpreila WV
lin inside. out on tne way, ~ haa ooen . We
in merry and exciting walk ne soon tpu
he an opportunity 70 talk prVaVeiy WIN 'es
ay and TO her dismay she iearneu una. As
M Penniman had no property Whatever,